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Links of Sandpiper in Lakeland offers a traditional links layout that sprawls across rolling terrain. The course is player friendly enough for players of all skill levels to enjoy but it has enough challenges for more advanced players as well. The course is anything but flat, and the ups and downs are the most challenging element you'll encounter. The small, undulating greens and narrow landing areas off of the fairways demand accuracy. Combined with elevation changes and strategically placed bunkers, proper club selection and course management also play important roles. Picking the right lines from the tees into the greens requires careful thought. You'll face a few blind shots thanks to the rolling terrain and there are also several bunkers strategically placed along the greensides. Links of Sandpiper's final four holes are the toughest stretch.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Blue | 72 | 6072 yards | 69.5 | 123 |
| White | 72 | 5715 yards | 67.6 | 119 |
| Green | 72 | 4882 yards | 64.7 | 115 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 4882 yards | 68.7 | 113 |
| Gold | 72 | 4519 yards | 61.8 | 110 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 4519 yards | 65.8 | 108 |
| White Par-3 | 54 | 2156 yards | ||
| Gold Par-3 | 54 | 1786 yards |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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| Blue M: 67.9/122 W: 73.3/130 | 356 | 157 | 372 | 548 | 361 | 136 | 180 | 504 | 481 | 3095 | 385 | 269 | 392 | 223 | 512 | 175 | 495 | 295 | 174 | 2920 | 6015 |
| White M: 65.7/117 W: 70.9/126 | 334 | 136 | 328 | 485 | 307 | 110 | 165 | 449 | 460 | 2774 | 358 | 253 | 353 | 193 | 489 | 147 | 472 | 285 | 155 | 2705 | 5479 |
| Green M: 63.2/112 W: 67.8/117 | 312 | 121 | 284 | 393 | 286 | 90 | 131 | 385 | 388 | 2390 | 303 | 208 | 327 | 128 | 385 | 100 | 427 | 238 | 130 | 2246 | 4636 |
| Gold M: 60.6/104 W: 63.5/108 | 248 | 94 | 279 | 347 | 247 | 81 | 91 | 370 | 266 | 2023 | 236 | 184 | 262 | 104 | 370 | 85 | 345 | 220 | 85 | 1891 | 3914 |
| Handicap | 12 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 71 |
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Sixth hole, par-3, 136 yards: The downhill tee shot plummets to a long and large, double-bunkered green that is wider in the back. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 02/26/2026
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From the right flank of the green at hole eight, a curving par-5, this vantage point gives a view over the housing complex of which this course is a part. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 02/26/2026
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The par-5 ninth hole, which runs 481 yards uphill over hilly terrain, offers a green complex with especially strong challenges. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 02/26/2026
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The par-5 ninth hole, which runs 481 yards uphill over hilly terrain, offers a green complex with especially strong challenges. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 02/26/2026
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Photo submitted by fenderbender256 on 02/10/2022
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Photo submitted by StuMan2 on 10/15/2021
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Photo submitted by u190723239 on 03/31/2020
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Photo submitted by u190723239 on 03/31/2020
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Photo submitted by u190723239 on 03/31/2020
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Photo submitted by u190723239 on 03/31/2020
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Photo submitted by u190723239 on 03/31/2020
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Photo submitted by u190723239 on 03/31/2020
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Trees, a water fountain and rye overseed infact imply the very opposite of "links." Photo submitted by TimGavrichGP on 03/13/2020
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Links of Sandpiper, hole 6 Photo submitted by TimGavrichGP on 03/13/2020
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Links of Sandpiper, hole 11 Photo submitted by TimGavrichGP on 03/13/2020
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Photo submitted by u000001859918 on 03/05/2020
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Photo submitted by u2578073 on 02/25/2020
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Photo submitted by u2578073 on 02/25/2020
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Photo submitted by cburns2212 on 02/17/2020
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Photo submitted by mcthee on 01/25/2020
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14 Photo submitted by PMAEGOLFER on 12/29/2019
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15 Photo submitted by PMAEGOLFER on 12/29/2019
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16 Photo submitted by PMAEGOLFER on 12/29/2019
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17 Photo submitted by PMAEGOLFER on 12/29/2019
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18 Photo submitted by PMAEGOLFER on 12/29/2019
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view from 16 tee 11/4/17 Photo submitted by PMAEGOLFER on 11/06/2017
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Concrete greens
The once-great greens seemed to be extremely fast... like putting on concrete. I believe they were cut too short and none of us could control any backspin.
Hopefully, they'll be better soon.
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Front side makes sense...
Apparently the course was altered to make room for some houses, so the flow on the back 9 doesn't flow.
The greens were in great shape, but this is just one of those courses that doesn't excite me.
I think everybody should play it at least once, but I could not see playing this course regularly. But that's just me.
Enjoyable
Very enjoyable but it was way to cold. I did shot well for me.
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Very nice course to play enjoyed the day other than it being cold
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Little grass hard greens. Holes don’t correspond toGPS
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Decent community course
First time playing this course and for the price, thought it was fine. Read some previous reviews and agree that undulating greens, closely cut fringes where balls rolled off the green was frustrating, but that's sort of a signature of the course so it is what it is and we just laughed it off and moved on to the next hole..
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Always enjoyable !
Really enjoy this course when in the area! Good value and fun course. Definitely one of my go to courses when visiting here!
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Love it!
Nice course! It is well maintained and we love playing there.
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Fun course
This links course has some very interesting holes and a lot of false fronts on the greens. The greens were fast and in great shape. I’m an old guy but played from the tips with three very nice younger guys and did pretty good but enjoyed the round immensely. I would definitely play there again.
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Good Greens
The greens were in great condition. Holes 6 through 9 are back par 3's followed by back to back par 4's, all of which have a lot of elevation changes. They are among the best holes on the course. The back 9 has some funky holes, but overall a good value
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Hard as a Rock
The course was very firm and fast. The greens were hard and fast, as were the fairways. I have a number of complaints about this course. First of all, they overcharged me on my Golf Now tee time by not giving credit for the 5% already paid to Golf Now. The person behind the counter seemed unaware of how Golf Now works. Secondly, I didn’t like how they shaved down all of the aprons. A number of balls that hit on the aprons rolled off and ended up 20 yards from the green. Lastly, we had 3 different GPS’s in our group, and none of worked with their crazy layout. I’m not anxious to go back.
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i hate fast, rolled greens.
What a gorgious course. Love it/hate it every time I play it. Layout is excellect and challageing, which I don't mind and is fair. What I don't like is the double mowed, doubled rolled greens. They are like putting on linolium. I three putted every green because I could not stop the ball. If it didn't go in the hol on the first putt it rolled off the green and I was starting over. I don't like shooting 109 with 50+ putts! Very frustrating. I'm just not that good. Ahhhhh!
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Slow play
Waited almost 10 minutes on every hole because of a husband-wife foursome that shouldn't have been on a golf course until later in the day. Long boring round.
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Disappointed
I had read that there had been recent upgrades to the course. It didn't look or play that way. The rough was weeds and bare spots and the tees were more sand than grass on many of them. Fairways were bumpy and patchy with weeds. Maybe my expectations were too high, but I won't be going back any time soon.
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